RE: [ajug-members]: Java 1.4 certification exam

["Steven Caswell" <steve@mungoknotwise.com>]

Ins-and-outs of garbage collection can be complex, and not even consistent
between JVMs. I can see needing a basic understanding of GC, and every exam
prep book I've looked at gives a good basic overview. The kinds of questions
I encountered on the exam are way beyond what a basic understanding would
give me knowledge to answer. I'm betting that most Java programmers never
have a need to know the kind of things asked on the exam.


Steven Caswell
Sun Certified Java Programmer
steve@mungoknotwise.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Philion [mailto:philion@acmerocket.com] 
> Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 4:16 PM
> To: ajug-members@ajug.org
> Subject: Re: [ajug-members]: Java 1.4 certification exam
> 
> 
> Steven -
> 
> Personally, I think it is *very* important to understand the 
> ins-and-outs of garbage collection in Java, as it is the most 
> important 
> aspects of writing Java code that will run over a period of time.
> 
> But that's just MHO.
> 
> - Paul Philion
> 
> Steven Caswell wrote:
> > Pay special attention to garbage collection. For some 
> reason, the exam 
> > writers take great pleasure in asking esoteric GC questions 
> that are 
> > totally useless on a programming exam and that aren't 
> covered in the 
> > two or three prep book I've used. I missed more questions 
> in this area 
> > than any other on the exam. One bit of advice I've given to 
> others is 
> > that unless you understand GC VERY well, plan on getting as many 
> > questions correct in other areas, and don't spend much time worry 
> > about more GC than the basics.
> 
> 
> 
>